Judy (Judy Garland album)

Judy is a studio album by Judy Garland. It was released on October 10, 1956, by Capitol Records.^[4] The album was conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle.^[5] The eleven tracks were selected to complement Garland's style, with the pacing set to create a pleasant mood and varied tempo.^[5]

Judy
Studio album by Judy Garland
Released	October 10, 1956 (1956-10-10)
Studio	Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[1]
Label	Capitol
Producer	Nelson Riddle
Judy Garland chronology
Miss Show Business (1955) Judy (1956) Alone (1957)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Billboard magazine review praised the album's cover and predicted that, with Garland’s ongoing stage and club success, the record would likely attract significant sales.^[5] In November 24, 1956 the album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard "Pop Albums Coming Up Strong" and number 9 in the monthly "Pop Vocals" albums chart.^[6]

When the album was released on CD in 1989, "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) was added as a bonus track. The song title of track 8 was corrected to "Maybe I'll Come Back," credited to Charles L. Cooke and Howard C. Jeffrey.^[7]

In 2024, HDTT release The Alternate "Judy" Album that presents unreleased alternate takes from the 1956 album.^[8] Garland recorded these versions under challenging conditions due to a respiratory infection, affecting some of the takes’ vocal quality, which were later replaced in the final release.^[9] The album's rare acetate recordings, owned by designer and collector Raphael Geroni, were meticulously remastered by John H. Haley of Harmony Restorations, LLC.^[9]

Track listing

1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
2. "Just Imagine" (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva)
3. "I Feel a Song Coming On" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer)
4. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Arlen, Yip Harburg)
5. "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown)
6. "April Showers" (Louis Silvers, DeSylva)
7. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 3:23
8. "Maybe I'll Come Back" (as "I Will Come Back") (Charles C. Cook, Howard Jeffrey)
9. "Dirty Hands, Dirty Face" (James V. Monaco, Al Jolson, Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie)
10. "Lucky Day" (Henderson, Brown, DeSylva)
11. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
12. "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (Arlen, Mercer)

    Studio outtakes not included on the original 1956 release:^[10]

Personnel

Performance

• Judy Garland - vocals
• Nelson Riddle - conductor, arranger

LP design

• Bob Willoughby - photographs